5 hours Ago By Jovi De Leon
Brigadier General Jean Fajardo, Police Regional Office Region 3 (PRO-3) director, has warned policemen in Central Luzon against moonlighting as security people of candidates in the forthcoming national and local elections. During a command conference in Cabanatuan City on Monday, Fajardo said that sanctions will be imposed on moonlighting police officers sans authorization from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The PRO 3 head added that she received reports on Thursday that there is a "double digit" number of alleged moonlighting personnel in the region.
"Once we have monitored and validated those moonlighting as security escorts, corresponding criminal and administrative cases will be filed against them," she said. Fajardo said she designated police liaison officers, tasked as focal persons in the May 2025 elections, to get the candidates' concerns. “As an additional security measure, mayroon na ring utos ang ating chief PNP, and this was already cascaded sa ating mga provincial directors na mag-designate ng official or focal person doon sa mga magkakalaban sa nalalapit na eleksyon, para maglagay tayo ng pulis na kahit paano, kung may concern ang both parties, madali natin maaaksyunan at ma-diffuse ang mga possible tension arising from these contending parties,” she said.
"Whatever their concerns are, we must be able to address it so they would not think that we are favoring anyone, My instruction and order to our chiefs of police is to make sure bickering and tension would be prevented among candidates. Because that is what causes trouble," added Fajardo. She assured the public and voters in the region that the police will remain apolitical and nonpartisan in the upcoming polls.
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